We reserve the right to refuse service. People get banned frequently, usually from just one or two teams because they’re not high enough profile for it to be on the league level. But Sterling is very high profile. You don’t have to rent a room to somebody that your business has decided isn’t welcome (so long as it’s not for reasons that violate a discrimination law), and the same goes for seats at a game.
Isn’t an NBA game a little different than a private business, though...especially if public money helped build the arena?
If he wants to buy a ticket, isn’t his money as good as anyone else’s. Yes, some people do get banned from arenas...but it due to bad behavior in the actual arena. This is different.
I’d love for Sterling to push the issue.